Clinical/ Counselling Psychologist

Job summary

Ellern Mede Moorgate (Rotherham) is actively seeking for an HCPC registered clinical or counselling psychologist to join their well-resourced multi-disciplinary team.

You will need to be skilled at working with young people (8-18 years) and adults (18-25 years) with eating disorders and complex co-morbid presentations e.g. ASC, complex trauma, EUPD, depression, OCD and self-harm.We can offer the opportunityfor innovation and room to develop your areas of clinical interest in eating disorders and/or the associated co-morbidities. The full/part time post will be appointed to according to experience and as such applications will be welcomed from both psychologists who are well established in their career, as well as more recently qualified psychologists who would like to develop expertise within this specialist field of eating disorders and associated co-morbidities.

Ellern Mede has a reputation as a unit of last resort treating some of the most complex patients in the UK. As such, we are committed to offering evidence-based treatments, but also want to create opportunities to expand the evidence-base and knowledge in the eating disorder field. Consequently, there will be excellent opportunities for research, training, teaching, service improvement and service evaluation projects. We have a fortnightly academic forum across the group which you will be able to join for CPD and presentations from internal and external speakers.

Main duties of the job

• The post is integral in supporting and developing psychological perspectives across the MDT as well as in providing assessments and therapy to patients and their families.
• Specialist psychological interventions (in individual, family and group settings) and therapeutic relationships play an important role in supporting vulnerable young people to overcome their eating disorder and prepare for life outside of hospital.
• The post will be supervised by a consultant or senior clinical psychologist and you will work closely with the multidisciplinary team, other psychologists, assistant psychologists and therapeutic support workers (i.e. with psychology undergraduate degrees) on the unit and as part of the psychological services team who work closely across the four Ellern Mede hospital sites.

The role will include links with local Doctoral Programmes in Clinical and Counselling Psychology, with opportunities for research and clinical trainee placements. Every clinician has a generous annual CPD budget and where needed specialist external supervision can be bought in.

Working for Ellern Mede will provide you the following benefits:

• Competitive salaries with the ability for career and pay progression
• Comprehensive induction and ongoing training, learning and development
• Access to subsidised meals while at work
• Workplace pension schemes
• Employee assistance program
• DBS costs covered
• Professional fees paid

About us

The Ellern Mede Group is an internationally renowned specialist Eating Disorder provider with hospitals in London (Mill Hill & Barnet), Rotherham and Derby. We are also expanding into day and community services. As an Approved NHS Provider, the majority of our patients are NHS referrals from various provider collaboratives, but we also treat national and international patients. We have existed for over 20 years during which time we have built an excellent reputation with local and national commissioners.

Ellern Mede Moorgate is a 12-bed hospital divided into two separate units. Inca unit is for children and young people aged 8 to 18 years (6 beds). Aztec unit (6-beds) is for young adults up to 25 years, who are transitioning from CAMHS to adult services, back to the community or going home. We can also cater flexibly for step-down, day patients and outpatients.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please view the attached job description and person specification to view the full details about the role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Doctoral level training in clinical or counselling psychology including specific models of psychopathology and psychometrics, two or more distinct psychological therapies and lifespan developmental psychology as accredited by the BPS.
• Current registration with the HCPC as a Clinical or Counselling Psychologist.

Desirable

• Formal training in supervision of other psychologists.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of working as a qualified clinical/counselling psychologist within CAMHS or Adult Mental Health

Desirable

• Post qualification experience of working patients (and their families) with eating disorders and/or associated co-morbidities (e.g. ASD, complex trauma, EUPD, depression, OCD, self-harm).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).